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Elizabeth Jordan, Vice President, 

Compliance, RBC Capital Markets, 200 

Bay Street, 9th Floor, South Tower, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2J5. A 

final decision will be made on this 

application after the environmental 

impacts have been evaluated pursuant 

to DOE’s National Environmental Policy 

Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR 

Part 1021) and after a determination is 

made by DOE that the proposed action 

will not have an adverse impact on the 

reliability of the U.S. electric power 

supply system. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above, by accessing the 

program Web site at http://energy.gov/ 

node/11845 or by emailing Angela Troy 

at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 14, 

2012. 

Jon Worthington, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20489 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Portsmouth. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, September 6, 2012, 6 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, Ohio 45661. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel 

Bradburne, Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer, Department of Energy 

Portsmouth/Paducah Project Office, Post 

Office Box 700, Piketon, Ohio 45661, 

(740) 897–3822, 

Joel.Bradburne@lex.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Board: The purpose of the Board is 

to make recommendations to DOE–EM 

and site management in the areas of 

environmental restoration, waste 

management and related activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Call to Order, Introductions, Review 

of Agenda 

• Approval of July Minutes 

• Deputy Designated Federal Officer’s 

Comments 

• Federal Coordinator’s Comments 

• Liaisons’ Comments 

• Presentations 

• Administrative Issues 

• Subcommittee Updates 

• Public Comments 

• Final Comments from the Board 

• Adjourn 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Portsmouth, welcomes the attendance of 

the public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Joel 

Bradburne at least seven days in 

advance of the meeting at the phone 

number listed above. Written statements 

may be filed with the Board either 

before or after the meeting. Individuals 

who wish to make oral statements 

pertaining to agenda items should 

contact Joel Bradburne at the address or 

telephone number listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Joel Bradburne at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20492 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting 

(Webinar). 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an 

open meeting (Webinar) of the 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical 

Advisory Committee (HTAC). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770 requires that 

agencies publish notice of meetings in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, September 5, 2012; 

12 p.m.–2 p.m. To be provided the 

Webinar’s registration information, 

please email: HTAC@nrel.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

email to: HTAC@nrel.gov or at the 

mailing address: Jason Marcinkoski, 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. 

Department of Energy, Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, Washington, DC 

20585. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The Hydrogen and Fuel 

Cell Technical Advisory Committee 

(HTAC) was established under Section 

807 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPACT), Public Law 109–58; 119 Stat. 

849, to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Energy on the program and activities 

authorized by Title VIII of EPACT. 

Tentative Agenda: (Subject to change; 

updates will be posted on the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov). 

• Public Comment (10 minutes) 

• Discussion of Hydrogen Production 

Expert Panel report 

• Consultation in establishing the 

criteria for the H-Prize competition, as 

required by the Energy Independence 

and Security Act of 2007, in Sec. 654. 

Public Participation: In keeping with 

procedures, members of the public are 

welcome to observe the business of the 

meeting of HTAC and to make oral 

statements during the specified period 

for public comment. The public 

comment period will take place between 

12 p.m. and 12:10 p.m. on September 5, 

2012. To attend the meeting and/or to 

make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, please email 

HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days 

before the meeting. Please indicate if 

you will be attending the meeting, 

whether you want to make an oral 

statement, and what organization you 

represent (if appropriate). Members of 

the public will be heard in the order in 

which they sign up for the public 

comment period. Oral comments should 

be limited to two minutes in length. 

Reasonable provision will be made to 

include the scheduled oral statements 

on the agenda. The chair of the 

committee will make every effort to hear 

the views of all interested parties and to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the committee, 

you may do so either by submitting a 


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hard copy at the meeting or by 

submitting an electronic copy to via 

email to: HTAC@nrel.gov. 

Minutes: The minutes of the meeting 

will be available for public review at the 

Committee’s Web site at: http:// 

hydrogen.energy.gov. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2012. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–20494 Filed 8–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy 

Wind and Water Power Program 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) Wind and Water Power Program 

(WWPP) is planning a workshop to 

exchange information on hydropower’s 

ability to integrate variable renewables 

into our nation’s grid. Some renewable 

energy resources, such as wind and 

solar, can stress power systems as their 

electricity generation varies with 

fluctuations in their renewable ‘‘fuel’’ 

(i.e. wind speed and sunlight 

availability). Development of these 

resources is essential for meeting the 

President’s goal of producing 80% of 

U.S. electricity from clean energy 

sources by 2035, but will require grid 

integration solutions. DOE is seeking 

individual technical advice with regard 

to the use of existing hydropower 

resources and advanced pumped storage 

technologies for integrating variable 

renewables. 

DATES: DOE will hold a workshop on 

Tuesday, September 18, 2012, from 8 

a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Wednesday, 

September 19, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 12 

p.m. in Portland, OR. RSVP is required 

by Tuesday, September 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Mark Spencer Hotel located at 409 

SW. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 

97205. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Hoyt Battey, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department 

of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. Telephone: 

(202) 586–0143. Email: 

hoyt.battey@ee.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Hydropower provides a substantial 

portion of the existing power grid’s 

flexibility and does so without emitting 

greenhouse emissions. However, the 

demands on the hydropower fleet’s 

flexibility are growing due to increasing 

installation of renewables like wind and 

solar that produce variable power. 

Simultaneously, the capability to 

provide this flexibility is diminishing as 

the hydropower fleet loses efficiency as 

it ages, and competing water uses such 

as irrigation and domestic supply take 

priority over generation capabilities. 

New advanced pumped storage 

technologies could add the needed 

flexibility to integrate variable 

renewables, but U.S. development of 

pumped storage has been stalled for the 

last two decades. 

Exchanging information concerning 

individual experience by industry 

experts through the DOE sponsored 

2010 Pumped Storage Summit was 

informational and helped DOE to 

identify a set of key issues preventing 

the deployment of advanced pumped 

storage hydropower technologies. DOE 

was able to utilize the key information 

obtained at that meeting to carefully 

target research and development 

funding towards high-impact projects, 

such as benefits demonstration and preconstruction support. 

DOE is planning a workshop for the 

exchange of information on 

hydropower’s ability to integrate 

variable renewables into our nation’s 

grid. Participants at the September 

workshop should limit information and 

comments to those based on personal 

experience, individual advice, 

information, or facts regarding this 

topic. It is not the object of this session 

to obtain any group position or 

consensus. Rather, this meeting is an 

opportunity for participants to gain an 

individual understanding of the cited 

knowledge, research, and technology 

needs. To most effectively use the 

limited time, please refrain from passing 

judgment on another participant’s 

recommendations or advice, and 

instead, concentrate on your individual 

experiences. 

Public Participation: This workshop is 

designed to bring together a multidisciplinary set of stakeholders—from 

policymakers to equipment 

manufacturers, from hydro owneroperators to solar and wind industry 

experts, to individually identify and 

address all aspects of highest-leverage 

barriers to utilizing hydropower and 

pumped storage to integrate variable 

renewables. The event is open to the 

public based on space availability. 

Participants are required to pre-register 

and space is limited. 

Pre-Registration: To pre-register, 

please visit www.yesevents.com/ 

DOE_Hydropower_Integration or contact 

Stacey Young via email at 

Hydropower_Integration@sra.com or by 

telephone at (202) 554–8480 x2924. 

Participants interested in attending 

should provide their name, company 

name or organization (if applicable), 

telephone number, and email no later 

than the close of business on Tuesday 

September 4, 2012. All attendees are 

required to pre-register. 

Agenda: The first day the DOE WWPP 

will open the workshop with its view of 

the current landscape of hydropower 

and pumped storage development and 

will then provide the opportunity for a 

variety of experts to describe their 

perspective on the state of the industry 

and associated technologies. For the 

remainder of the day, hydropower 

technological capabilities, operational 

constraints, and market barriers will be 

discussed sequentially. At the end of 

each workshop session, DOE will seek 

input from individual participants 

regarding what they believe are the most 

significant barriers and issues. The halfday session on the second day will be 

scheduled in its entirety to allow for 

comments from participants on how to 

tackle the high-impact issues identified 

by DOE from the previous workshop 

sessions. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: 

Individuals requiring special 

accommodations at the meeting, please 

contact Ms. Young no later than the 

close of business on Tuesday, 

September 4, 2012. 

Minutes: A summary report of the 

meeting will be available for printing at 

the DOE Water Program Online 

Publication and Product Library at: 

water.energy.gov/publications.html. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 15, 

2012. 

Jose Zayas, 

Wind and Water Power Program Manager, 

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 

Energy. 

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